Medical insurance generally refers to basic medical insurance, which is a social insurance system established to compensate workers for economic losses caused by disease risks. The medical insurance fund is established through the contributions of employers and individuals. After the insured person has medical expenses, the medical insurance institution will give certain economic compensation.

The establishment and implementation of the basic medical insurance system has gathered the economic strength of units and social members. With the government's funding, sick social members can get necessary material help from the society, reduce the burden of medical expenses, and prevent sick social members from "poverty due to illness".

Medical insurance reimbursement conditions are as follows:

1, the insured person must go to the designated medical institution of basic medical insurance or the designated retail pharmacy determined by the social insurance institution with the medical prescription issued by the doctor in the designated hospital;

2. The medical expenses incurred by the insured in the process of medical treatment must conform to the scope and payment standards of the basic medical insurance drug list, medical treatment items and medical service facilities standards, and can be paid by the basic medical insurance fund according to regulations;

3. The medical expenses incurred by the insured that meet the payment scope of basic medical insurance shall be paid by the social medical pooling fund in a unified proportion, with the expenses above the Qifubiaozhun and below the maximum payment limit.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Twenty-eighth medical expenses that meet the basic medical insurance drug list, diagnosis and treatment items, medical service facilities standards and emergency treatment and rescue shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations. Twenty-ninth medical expenses of the insured shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund, and shall be directly settled by the social insurance agency, medical institutions and pharmaceutical business units.

The administrative department of social insurance and the administrative department of health shall establish a settlement system for medical expenses in different places to facilitate the insured to enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits.